Equipment



Laser Sources:

Lambda Physics Coherent - excimer laser source, model COMPexPro 205, operational since February 2007
Main operation parameters and characteristics
Wavelength(nm) 248
Pulse Energy1 (mJ) 700
Max. Rep. Rate (Hz) 50
Average Power2 (W) 30
Energy Stability (1 sigma) (%) 1
Pulse Duration3 (ns) 25
Beam Dimensions3 (V x H) (mm2) 24 x 6 to 12
Beam Divergence3 (V x H) (mrad2) 3 x 1
Dimensions (L x W x H)       Laser Head 1682 x 375 x793 mm3 (67 x 15 x 31 in.3)
Vacuum Pump 530 x 230 x240 mm3 (21 x 9 x 9 in.3)
Water Cooling4 2 to 3 l/min. (0.5 to 0.8 gal./min.), 15 to 20°C, connection: ½²
Typical diagram showing the energy stability

Main Features

(1Measured at low repetition rate, 2Measured at max. repetition rate, 3Typical, FWHM, 4Only required    above 20 Hz repetition rate)

Note: The system can also operate at 193, 308 or 351 nm.

2 × Compact Q-Switched Nd:YAG lasers with super Gaussian resonator

Repetition rate (Hz)

10

Energy/pulse (mJ)

1064 [nm]

850

 

532 [nm]

400

 

355 [nm]

185/225

 

266 [nm]

90

Power drift (%)

1064 [nm]

±3

 

532 [nm]

±5

 

355 [nm]

±5

 

266 [nm]

±10

Energy stability shot to shot (%)

1064 [nm]

±2(0.6)

 

532 [nm]

±4(1.3)

 

355 [nm]

±6(2)

 

266 [nm]

±8(2.6)

Pulse duration (ns)

1064 [nm]

≈6

 

532 [nm]

≈5

 

355 [nm]

≈5

 

266 [nm]

≈5

Pointing stability (µrad)

1064 [nm]

<50

 

532 [nm]

<50

 

355 [nm]

<50

 

266 [nm]

<50

Linewidth (cm-1)

1064 [nm]

0.7

 

532 [nm]

1.4

Divergence (mrad)

1064[nm]

0.5

Beam diameter (mm)

1064 [nm]

9

Jitter (ns)

1064 [nm]

±0.5

Polarization ratio (%)

1064 [nm]

>80

Deposition Chambers and Accessories


   

Stainless steel reaction chamber
  Stainless steel high vacuum chamber, with Cu gaskets or viton  O-rings with vacuum performances of up to 10-8 torr
  
- 45.72 cm diameter

- 4 CF 150 flanges  (for heater, target, substrate and vacuum pump)

- 2 CF 50 ports for laser beam acces in the chamber
 
- 4 CF 35 flanges for gauges and lateral view

- 3 CF16 flanges for gas valve, evacuation valve, and Pirani probe

- Stanford residual gas analyzer RGA200 200 amu RGA w/RS-232 interface (detector: Faraday cup, electron multiplier, resolution better than 0.5 amu@10% peak height, operating range10-4 Torr)

- gas flowing controller MKS

- high vacuum pumping system Pffeifer

- carrousel type system with 5 target holders
 

Stainless steel reaction chamber
 -  42 cm diameter

- temperature controller, model Eurotherm 2146, tmax = 12000 C

- preliminary Rotary SD 2033D vacuum pump

- high vacuum pumping system (vacuum system with turbomolecular high capacity pump, Alcatel ATP 400) Pmin= 10-6 Torr

- 3 gauges measuring the pressure inside the chamber

- gas flowing controller MKS50

- carrousel type system with 5 target holders
                          
LASER BEAM HOMOGENIZER - COHERENT 

Laser beam homogenizer
Technical data
Orientation of the laser beam horizontally
Type of homogenizer single axis
Elements long axis 8 widths: 4mm, lengths: 40 mm
Elements small axis 8 widths: 4mm, lengths: 40 mm
Condensor lens diameter 50 mm
Type of mount L-mount, compact
Coating 248 nm




Target Preparation and Sample Preservation:

TALASI SAFETY CABINET - with centrifugal exhauster VSB 20

Talasi safety cabinet
MAIN PARAMETERS
Maximum capacity (mc/h) 950
Noise (db) >62
Piping vent (mm) 200
EQUIPMENT electric control panel
2 meshes 220V – 16A
table: fireproof laminated plastic, ceramic plates, stainless steel AISI 304 – 316, polypropylene, granite stone
centrifugal exhauster VSB 20


Vertical laminar airflow cabinet BSC-EN I - II


BSC-EN-I-II microbiological  cabinet		 CHARACTERISTICS

-  Class II protection cabinet EN-12469
- vertical laminar flow-
- stainless steel AISI 304 walls and workspace
Model BSC-EN 1-3
Int. dims (Lxhxl) (mm) 885 x 660 x 580 
Ext.dims (Lxhxl) (mm) 1090 x 1470 x 780 
Power (kW) 0,7
Opening (mm) 200 
Temperature variation (°C) <4 
Electrical supply (Hz) 220 V/50
Noise (dBA) < 59 
Lighting (lux) > 1.000 
Vibrations <0,005 mm rms

ACCESSORIES
UV Lamp
Charcoal evacuation filter
Supplementary outlet
Anti-blowback valve

High purity water system TKA Pacific UP/UPW6 


High purity water system TKA Pacific UP/UPW6 and TKA Genpure ultra pure water system accesory

High purity water system TKA Pacific UP/UPW6  – making high purity water for use as such or further purification to ultra pure water.

 

Typical applications are:

- Rinsing of glassware

- Preparing or diluting buffers, reagents, tissue culture media, and stains

- Preparing samples for relatively undemanding analytical methods such as flame AAS

 Performance

- Flow rate (at 15 oC): 6 L/h

- Retention of bacteria and particles: 99%

 TKA GenPure Ultra Pure Water System accessory with UV-intensity and TOC monitoring – reducing very low organic/inorganic contaminant concentrations in high-purity feedwater even further by UV photo-oxidation at 185 and 254 nm irradiation wavelengths

 Ultra pure water quality:

- Conductivity: 0.055 µS/cm

- Bacterial content: 1 CFU/ml

- TOC 1: 10 ppb

- Pyrogen free
Diener low pressure plasma etching system
Chamber volume:  1.9 L                  
Voltage supply 230 VAC
Gas connections 1
Vacuum pump speed min. 1.5 m3/hr
Generator LF (100 W)
RF manual (100 W)
RF automatic (100 W)
MW (260 W)
Electrode RIE
PE
Further options Corrosive gas
Rotary drum
Monomer bottle
Heating plate
Pressure gauge
Pressure reducer
Gas bottle
Faraday box
Multi-level electrode
Mass flow controller
Retsch centrifugal ball mill ( Type S 100)
 - suitable for batch grinding (wet or dry) of medium hard, hard and brittle, hard and tough and fibrous materials





S 100 centrifugal ball mill
Dimensions (mm)  
Height: up to approx. 420 mm; Width: 350 mm; Depth:510 mm with cover open; Height: up to approx. 630 mm; Width: 350 mm; Depth: 510 mm 
Speed of grinding jars (min-1) 400 - with grinding jar type "S" standard 500 ml special steel and 7 grinding balls, 30 mm diameter in tungsten carbide

500 - with grinding jar type "S" standard 250 ml tungsten carbide and 5 grinding balls 30 mm diameter in tungsten carbide

580 max - with grinding jar type "S" standard 50 ml tungsten carbide and 3 grinding balls 20 mm diameter in tungsten carbide
Rated power (W) approx. 100
IP rating  IP40/IP20 vessel to casing
Rated speed of motor (cm-1) 2500

High Speed Centrifuge HSCEN-1001B
      

-Rotor type : RA-5008

- Capacity : 50×8

- Max speed(rpm) : 6500

- Max RCF (relative centrifugal force)(×g) : 5010

- Max tuve size (mm) : 29.5×117

- LED digital display

Ultrasonic Cell Distrupture-MRC

- Type : SONIC-250W

- Frequency : 20-25kHz

- Frequency automatic tracing ultrasonic time set : 0.1-9[s]

- Working-off Time set : 0.1-9[s]

- Overall Time set : 0.1m-99 [min]

- Ultrasonic Power : 20-250 [W]

- Adjustable random amplitude transformer : Φ6

- Optional amplitude transformer : Φ3

- Crusher capacity : 0.2-200 [ml]

- Duty Cycle : 0.1-99.9%

- Power : 220±5%

- Work Environment : Indoor (no damp, sunshine and corrosive gas)

 
- Aplicable Range of amplitude transformer (probe) with various specifications

- Amplitude transformer (probe) ΦmmΦ3Φ6Φ10

- Crusher Capacity ml0.2-10,10-100,100-250

Velp Scientifica Vortex  Wizard agitator

Velp Scientifica Vortex  Agitator
 Two operation mVodes:
 -SENSOR - automatically activates  the stirring when the test tube enters  the interception field of an incorporated optical system
- CONTINUOUS enables uninterrupted work with different accessories

Features
-Infrared motion detector to activate agitation in a "no-touch" mode
- Microprocessor control of ramping speed (from 0 to 3000 rpm)
- High protection class IP 42
- Orbital diameter 4.5 mm

Universal furnace from Carbolite (Model CWF 1100)

CWF 1100 furnace
MAIN PARAMETERS
Model CWF  (volume) 13 liters
Max Temp (°C) 1100
Max Power (watts) 3100
Holding Power (watts) 1300
Nominal Heat Up Time (mins) 55
Temperature Sensor Type K thermocouple

The furnace makes it possible to:

  • sintering of targets used in PLD/RPLD experiments;
  • powder and targets calcination;
  • annealing of samples and multistructures;
  • multipurpose/multifunctional thermal treatments.
The furnace is equipped with a special retort  for treatments in ambient gases (O2, N2, inert gases)

Ulvac-Riko Mila 5000-UHV mini-lamp annealing system
Type Near-infrared lamp high temperature type high vacuum type
Temperature range Room temperature to 1200 C
Max heating rate 50 C/s in vacuum
45 C/s in nitrogen
Temperature uniformity 4 C at 1200C in vacuum
9C at 1200 C in nitrogen
Heating atmosphere In air, vacuum or inert gas
Sample size 20W x 20L x 2T (mm)
Lamp rating 1kW

Binder Microbiological Incubator (Heating oven, Drying oven)


Microbiological incubator
Incubator: because of the precise temperature accuracy, is especially useful for incubation of cultures at standard temperature of 3700C.
Heating and drying oven: for drying and heat treatment of solid or pulverised materials, as well as bulk material

Temperature data 
Temperature range (± 0C), 500C above ambient to 300
Temperature variation (± 0C) at 7000C 0.8
                                             at 15000C 2
                                             at 30000C 3.7
Temperature fluctuation (± 0C) 0.3
Heating up time (min)            to7000C 7
                                            to 15000C 22
                                            to 25000C 45

EQUIPMENT

 Microprocessor temperature controller with LED display, timer function and ramp function
Temperature safety device cl.2 acc. To DIN 12880 - 1
Exhaust duct f 50mm with ventilation slide
Rolling feeds with brake

- Ohaus Explorer Pro analitical balance (operating in our Laboratory since november 2008 )
Capacity (g) 62
Readability (mg) 0.1
Repeatability (Std. dev.) (mg) 0.1
Linearity (mg) 0.2
Stabilization time (s) 4

-Vilber Lourmat UV lamp

UV lamp
 Power and versatility

Lamp-emitted radiation centered around 312 nm
White light filter

:: Key features
:: Reflector for optimum UV irradiance
:: Lamp stand or holder to add versatility
Model Tube(W) Wavelength(nm) Intensity at 15 cm (µW/cm2)
VL-115 M 1x15 312 1000

Characterization on place:

HORIBA Jobin Yvon iHR550 Imaging spectrometer (operational in our Laboratory since January 2009 ):
 
HORIBA  Jobin Yvon iHR550 Imaging spectrometer

 

Focal length 550 mm
Aperture f/6.4
Spectral range 150 to 1500 nm w/120g/mm grating, 150 nm to 40 microns w/appropriate gratings
Grating size 76mm X 76mm
Number of gratings on turret up to 3
Flat field size
30 mm X12 mm
Resolution with Exit Slit and PMT 0.025 nm
Wavelength Accurancy 20 nm
Repeatability 0.075 nm
Spectral Disperssion @500  nm 1.34 nm/mm
Magnification 1.1
Stray light 1x10-5

Scan speed 160 nm/s
Step size 0.002 nm
Computer interface High speed USB
Length 648 mm
Width 460 mm
Height 193 mm
Optical axisi (height from bottom of instrument) 98 mm
Nominal weight 28 kg

 



Horiba Jobin Yvon i-Spectrum ICCD detector (operational since January 2009 in our Laboratory)

i-Spectrum ICCD detector                              
Intensifier type 18 UVF
Input window UV grade quartz
intensifier type Gen II
Photocathode S20
output window Fiber optic
Coupling between intensifier and CCD By taper
Phosphor screen P43 phosphorus standard
Photocathode diameter 18 mm
Maximum photocathode  repetition rate 50 kHz
Spectral range (nm) 180-850
Minimum gate width 5 ns



Cintra 10e Spectrophotometer:

 Our Cintra 10e spectrophotometer is suited to routine lab work in most application areas, and has true double beam, high efficiency, all-reflective optics, the full complement of automated accessories and the power of the fully-integrated Spectral software package. It has a fixed 1.5 nm slit width and a silicon photo-diode detector, covering an extended wavelength range of 190 to 1,200 nm.
 
Cintra 10e spectrophotometer DRS 1150 reflectance sphere

The DRS 1150 reflectance sphere allows reflectance measurements up to 1150nm in a standard UV-Vis.


Shimadzu 8400S Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy

Shimadzu 8400S  FTIR apparatus
Interferometer Michelson interferometer (30° incident angle)
Dynamic alignment system
Sealed and desiccated interferometer
Optical system Single beam optics
Beam splitter Germanium-coated KBr plate
Beam source Ceramic
Detector High sensitivity pyroelectric detector (DLATGS)
Wavenumber range
7800 cm-1-350 cm-1
Resolution
0.85 cm-1, 1 cm-1, 2 cm-1, 4 cm-1, 8 cm-1 or 16 cm-1
Calculation wavenumber interval 
0.25 cm-1, 0.5 cm-1, 1 cm-1,2 cm-1 or 4 cm-1
Wavenumber accuracy
±0.25 cm-1
S/N ratio 20000:1(Peak-to peak,resolution 4 cm-1, approx.2100 cm-1,1minute scanning)
Mirror speed 3-step selection from 2.8 mm/sec, 5mm/sec,or 9 mm/sec
A scanning at 4 cm-1 takes from 2-3 sec
Data sampling He-Ne laser
Gain control Automatic or manual from x1-x128 in 2 steps
Sample compartment 200(W)x230(L)x170(H) mm

Shimadzu AIM - 8800 infrared microscope


AIM-8800 FTIR microscope
MCT detector wavenumber range   5000 - 720 cm-1 (narrow band)
  5000 - 650 cm-1 (middle band)
Aperture resolution  1 micron (X and Y axes), 1 degree (theta axis)
X-Y stage resolution 1 micron
Mountable sample thickness max 40 mm (reflectance analysis)
max 10 mm (transmittance)
Maximum load on stage 0.6 kg
Signal/noise ratio
Measuring mode: transmittance
Aperture size: 50x50 microns
Resolution: 8 cm-1
Accumulation times: 60 times		 2600:1 or more (narrow band MCT)
2000:1 or more (middle band MCT)

4 point- probe stand

4 point-probe stand
 6220 precision current source
-allows for Hall measurements, resistance measurements using delta mode, pulsed measurements, and differential conductance measurements
- Source and sink (programmable load) 100fA to 100mA
- Built-in RS-232, GPIB, Trigger Link, and digital I/O interfaces

2182A nanovoltmeter
-measures voltage, temperature, or the ratio of an unknown resistance to a reference resistor
-low noise- 15nV p-p noise at 1s response time, 40-50nV p-p noise at 60ms
-built-in thermocouple linearization and cold junction compensation
m-line set-up

m-line set-up
 - Melles Griot He-Ne laser source

Objective in Normal Plan :

5X/0.12- free working distance : 14 [mm],

10X/0.25 – free working distance : 17.6 [mm], 20X/0.4 – free working distance : 1.15[mm],

40X/0.75 – free working distance : 0.37 [mm]

100X/0.85 – free working distance : 0.33[mm],

-Florescent filter

-Contrast Method : Transmitted Light (Bright field, Dark field incident/transmitted light, Phase contrast, Polarization, incident/transmitted light)

- Incident Light : Florescent

- LCD-Display for presenting all relevant microscope parameters

- Hg 100W lamp

- Digital camera LEICA - 5Mpixels, resolution 2560×1920, fast live image 1280×960 pixel with 18fps

Optical microscope NU2


NU2 microscope
 Illumination:  Hg lamp (HBO 200), Xe lamp (HBO 101), Halogen lamp
Magnification: 8 – 25 X object size
Operation mode:
Transmission bright field - with plan-chromatic condenser
bright field – without condenser

dark field

phase contrast

 fluorescence

polarized light

polarization microscopy
Reflection bright field
dark field

 phase contrast 

              polarized light              
            fluorescence            
Transmission + Reflection